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Reclaiming Identity: Realist Theory and the Predicament of Postmodernism - Couverture souple

Moya, Paula M. L.; Hames-García, Michael R.

 
9780520223493: Reclaiming Identity: Realist Theory and the Predicament of Postmodernism
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0520223497 ISBN 13 : 9780520223493
Editeur : University of California Press, 2000

Synopsis

"Identity" is one of the most hotly debated topics in literary theory and cultural studies. This bold and groundbreaking collection of ten essays argues that identity is not just socially constructed but has real epistemic and political consequences for how people experience the world. Advocating a "postpositivist realist" approach to identity, the essays examine the ways in which theory, politics, and activism clash with or complement each other, providing an alternative to the widely influential postmodernist understandings of identity. Although theoretical in orientation, this dynamic collection deals with specific social groups-Chicanas/os, African Americans, gay men and lesbians, Asian Americans, and others-and concrete social issues directly related to race, ethnicity, sexuality, epistemology, and political resistance.

Satya Mohanty's brilliant exegesis of Toni Morrison's Beloved serves as a launching pad for the collection. The essays that follow, written by prominent and up-and-coming scholars, address a range of topics-from the writings of Cherrie Moraga, Franz Fanon, Joy Kogawa, and Michael Nava to the controversy surrounding racial program housing on college campuses-and work toward a truly interdisciplinary approach to identity.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paula M. L. Moya is Assistant Professor of English at Stanford University. Michael R. Hames-Garcia is Assistant Professor of English at SUNY Binghamton.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520223497
ISBN 13 
9780520223493
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
366
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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